| From Agnon to Oz: Studies in Modern Hebrew Literature Contributor(s): Bargad, Warren (Author) |
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ISBN: 0788501941 ISBN-13: 9780788501944 Publisher: University of South Florida OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 892.409 |
| LCCN: 95044129 |
| Series: Studies in the History of Judaism |
| Physical Information: 235 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is a collection of ten essays and seven reviews on modern Hebrew literature. Subjects include an analysis of a number of journal manifestoes, an interpretation of several poems on King Saul, an essay on Yehuda Amichai's early works, a piece on the image of the Arab in Hebrew literature, a note on the German literary background of the Agnon story, and changing structures in Amir Gilboa's Holocaust poetry. Reviews evaluate the work of A.B. Yehoshua, Avoth Yeshurun, and Amos Oz, among others. Three essays in Hebrew are appended for those who enjoy reading Hebrew. |